A law professor believes that there may be room for conservative judges to end birthright citizenship for the children of ...

With grace, humility, and conviction Sherrilyn Ifill reminds us that there is always good work to be done—and that, in fact, we are the ones who must do it.

First introduced in 1923, the Equal Rights Amendment has met the requirements for ratification. But its constitutionality is ...

That includes the 14th Amendment, which states ... used to argue in favor of the "separate but equal" decision in Plessy v. Ferguson. Other arguments against the ERA include the potential ...

Notwithstanding its striking contradictions and socio-political challenges, the United States, a foundation UN member, ...

“Since Congress ratified the 14 th Amendment, there have been forces ... forced to face but have somehow survived. “After Plessy v. Ferguson was struck down in 1954 by the Supreme Court ...

The language echoes that associated with the 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson ... worried the bill violated the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause.